Kane Brown poses in the press room at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Kane Brown is prepping to release his second major-label country album, Experiment, on November 9, but a "sophomore slump" is the further thing from his mind. That's because his star is rising faster than most other young artists in the genre's history — and on his own terms.

Brown took home three American Music Awards last night, making history for the most ever wins in one night for a first-time nominee. Fans voted him to the top of three country categories: Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Album, and Favorite Song. He tied Cardi B as the second-most-awarded artist in any genre.

Brown's success at a fan-voted show comes as no surprise since a groundswell of fan support has been the catalyst behind his career since it began. The young artist got his start uploading cover tunes to YouTube and Facebook, where several viral videos earned him a large following that helped bolster a strong touring base.

His self-titled 2016 debut album topped the Billboard Top Country Albums chart even before he was embraced by country radio. Two years later, he's spent more weeks atop the chart than any other artist in the same timeframe, and he became the first-ever artist to top all five Billboard country charts simultaneously. "What Ifs," his breakthrough radio hit, is the third-most-streamed country song of all time, and its follow-up, No. 1 "Heaven," went platinum. His debut album is the best-selling country debut in at least half a decade.

Brown recently announced his first headlining arena tour. The "Live Forever Tour" kicks off in his home state of Georgia on January 10, 2019. Brown (with a little help from friends
Tour support Granger Smith, RaeLynn, Danielle Bradbery, and Jimmie Allen) will be playing for between 7,000 and 10,000 fans a night — an incredible accomplishment for a country artist whose second album is still unreleased. When
Experiment is released next month, it will become one of the most-streamed country albums of the year — and perhaps of all time. Its lead single, "Lose It," has already garnered nearly 50 million streams between Spotify and YouTube. Brown co-wrote 11 of the album's 12 tracks.

Brown's cross-genre appeal and large millennial and Gen Z fanbase helped land him a spot as the lone country artist in Amazon's "A Voice Is All You Need" ad campaign alongside superstars Ariana Grande, Kendrick Lamar, SZA and Queen. He's also the first-ever country star to be tapped as a Next Era brand ambassador, appearing in ads for the 2018-19 NFL season. If the name of his sophomore album is any indication, Brown will continue to stretch the genre's boundaries and draw in new fans with his far-reaching appeal.

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